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INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________

By Request of the ****

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT Generally revising vehicle salvage and wrecking laws; requiring motor vehicle wrecking facilities to keep certain records; and AMENDING SECTION 61-3-225, MCA."

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

Section 1. Section 61-3-225, MCA, is amended to read:

"61-3-225. Motor vehicle wrecking facility quarterly reports -- recordkeeping requirements. (1) A motor vehicle wrecking facility shall maintain a vehicle acquisition record. The record must contain:

(a)        the time and date of the transaction and the name of the person conducting the transaction on behalf of the facility;

(b)        the year, make, and complete identification number of the vehicle transacted for;

(c)        the amount of consideration given for the vehicle;

(d)        a photocopy or scanned copy of a current, valid driver's license, passport, or state identification card of the seller or transferor. The requirements of this subsection (1)(d) do not apply if the seller or transferor pays by check or is a professional tow truck operator.

(e)        a signature of the seller or transferor; and

(f)         the certificate of title if it is obtainable.

(2)        Quarterly, the owner or operator of a motor vehicle wrecking facility, as defined in 75-10-501, shall deliver to the department or an authorized agent, on a form approved by the department, a list of all junk vehicles, as defined in 75-10-501, received by the owner or operator of the motor vehicle wrecking facility during the quarter, stating the year, make, and complete identification number of each vehicle. If the owner or operator of a motor vehicle wrecking facility received a certificate of title when the owner or operator of the facility received a junk vehicle on the list, that certificate of title must accompany the list a copy of the vehicle acquisition record.

(3)        The For vehicles obtained by a motor vehicle wrecking facility that may be rebuilt, the department shall issue a receipt for the certificate of title if requested by the owner or operator of the facility, and the receipt may serve as an instrument for reclaiming the certificate of title if the vehicle is rebuilt."